The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-02-17
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John Tllet, nearly one hundred years old
and a veteran Of the war of 1912, was run
over and killed by q railroad train at New
Salem, Va, on the Sth.
Edward Loew, city editor Of the Milwau-
kee (Wis.) Arbeiter Zeitung, was on the 9Th
sentenced to thirty days labor in the House
of Correction for contempt Of court in caus-
ing to be published libelous statements in
connection with the trial Of Grottkau, the
anarchist.
At the meeting OF the National Sugar
Growers Association in st. Louis on the
Sth, President Colman's address showed
that the total production of cane sugar in
1855 was 3,197, 600 meteric tons, and in
1SS6-ST was z, ,36S, 900 mcteric tons. Mr.. Col
man considers the outlook favorable for a
large production Of sugar from sorghum by
the adoption Of the new process of diffu-
sion and saluration.
The extensive livery stable of Jesse
Arnold on Chestnut street, st. Louis, was
destroyed by fire on the 9th. A fireman
and two stable employees were killed by
falling walls, and three firemen injured
Eighty horses were cremated. Loss heavy.
The Western Nail Association, at its
meeting in Cincinnati on the 9th, voted to
advance the price Of nails ten cents-to q. 70
q card.
Two workmen named Louis Klipp and
Nicholas Mumbaugh, while repairing a
boiler at the Girard furnace in Youngstown,
O., on the 9th, were overcome by gas and
smothered to death.
At Chicago on the 9th William Gallagher,
the alleged partner of Joseph C. Mackin in
the Eighteenth ward election frauds,
pleaded guilty OF forgery Of warrants for
water rebates on the city treasury, and was
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
Both houses Of the Nevada Legislature on
the 9th adopted resolutions disfranchising
Mormons in that State.
An impressive service was held in the
chapel Of the university at Des Moines, Ia,
on the 9th, being the ordination of two Per-
sian students named Serzius Van Moses
and Oshana Van Jesus, who, after brief
preaching tour through this country, will
go to Teheran, Persia, in charge Of the
Christian mission.
At Memphis, Tenn, on the 9th Mrs.
Thompson, proprietor Of a shooting gallery,
while firing at target by looking in mir
and instantly killed Willie Finley, six
teen-year-old boy, who was employed as 6
marker in the gallery.
Daniel Gisling and companion were
drowned at Munroe Falls, O., on the 9th by
the capsizing of their boat while crossing
the Cuyahoga river. This makes six fatali
ties at that point within a short time.
A house occupied by family named
Luckum, near Jefferson. Ia, was destroyed
by fire on the 9th. Mr.. Luckum's father
his wife and son perished in the flames
There are evidences of foul play.
W. II. Trego, general manager of the
Baltimore & Ohio Express Company, say.
| there Is absolutely no truth in the published
report of the absorption of his company BY
the Adams Express Company.
A dispatch from Butte, NJ. T., says thu
cattle loss in Montana near Fort Assiniboin,
| is estimated at seventy five per cent. Sixt.
| dollars is refused for a ton of coal, ant
| green willow poles are selling at $14 q load
Flour and oil are also scarce.
Vliet, Mutt & Co., oil refners, of Cleve
| land, O., on the 10th began suit against tn,
Lake Shore Railway Company for s32, 81
damages for discrimination in freight il
favor of the Standard Oil Company; tn,
plaintiffs also allege that the discrimination
was the result of conspiracy against then
by the railway company.
| At GAINESVILLE, Wis, on the 9th a part,
| OF twenty five young business men wer
coasting down court house hill when tn
sled colided with large tree and wa
overturned. Nearly all were injured and
number NAV die.
Captain F. 8. Lilly, hero of three wars
Florida, Mexican and the rebellion-wa
instantly killed at Dayton, O., on the 10th
by being run over by the street cars. 81
had just received his Mexican pensio
papers.
The baggage and smoking car Of tn
night express on the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh railroad broke through bridge a
Mill creek soon after leaving Cleveland o
the 10th. The place was shallow and tn
projecting end Of the smoking car kept tn
day coach and sleeping car from tumblin